Development and Application of a Vertical-Agnostic Methodological Assessment Framework for Evaluation of 5G-Based Use Cases

Electronics, vol. 14, pp. 4771

Abstract

This paper addresses the industrial adoption gap of 5G/6G by presenting a novel, vertical-agnostic Methodological Assessment Framework (MAF). The MAF bridges the Network Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of 5G networks with user-centric User-KPIs and User-KVIs (Key Value Indicators) to quantify the techno-economic and societal value propositions of industrial 5G use cases from an end-user perspective. First, a detailed description of the MAF and its underlying principles is given, explaining how a use case’s value proposition can be captured. Second, the MAF is applied to three different industrial use cases from the verticals manufacturing, construction, and automotive utilizing the individual User-KPI and User-KVI for the quantification of the individual value propositions. The results show that the use of 5G can lead to enhanced process capability and reproducibility as well as increased insights into different processes. In addition, it is shown that the MAF objectively quantifies user value across diverse verticals and is able to strengthen interdisciplinary alignment over different verticals.

Authors 7

1. Maximilian Brochhaus corresponding Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

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   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, 52074 Aachen, Germany

2. Pierre Kehl Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, 52074 Aachen, Germany

3. Dennis Grunert Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, 52074 Aachen, Germany

4. Niels König Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

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   Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, 52074 Aachen, Germany

5. Marit Zöcklein
   Affiliation as printed

   Construction Robotics GmbH, 52074 Aachen, Germany

6. Sigrid Brell‐Çokcan Aachen Chair for Individualized Production (IP)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Chair for Individualized Production (IP), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

   Construction Robotics GmbH, 52074 Aachen, Germany

7. Jad Nayef Nasreddine

   i2CAT

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   i2CAT Foundation, 08034 Barcelona, Spain